Internally coded as F39, the BMW X2 comes to cover an unknown segment for the German premium brand, that of the compact coupe SUVs. This is a five-door model that, unlike the X4 and X6, the coupe design will not be similar to these, but rather it will be dynamic, elegant and sporty as usual BMWs, with a lower roof line at style of the MINI or Range Rover Evoque.
It shares the UKL1 front-wheel drive platform with the BMW X1 and the new MINI Countryman. The X2 is one of the 23 completely new models we will see on this platform. Likewise, the new X2 will share range of engines from the X1, in gasoline and diesel, with blocks of three and four cylinders turbo with powers between 116 and 231 HP. Also, there will be a version of M Performance with a maximum power of 300 hp baptized as X2 M35i xDrive.
All versions will be front-wheel drive, the all-wheel drive xDrive will be optional, although most can only be combined with an automatic transmission. A six-speed manual transmission will be available for selected models.
Certainly the X2 is one of the X cars expected to make a difference in the overall sales. Priced somewhere between the X1 and X3, the X2 aims to attract new customers to the brand and capitalize on the success of the Range Rover Evoque and its trendy drivers. The X2 will be produced along with the new X1 at the Regensburg factory of BMW in Germany.
| Model | Engine | Power |
|---|---|---|
| X2 sDrive 16d | Diesel | 116 hp |
| X2 sDrive 18i | Gasoline | 140 hp |
| X2 sDrive 18d | Diesel | 150 hp |
| X2 xDrive 18i | Gasoline | 140 hp |
| X2 xDrive 18d | Diesel | 150 hp |
| X2 sDrive 20i | Gasoline | 192 hp |
| X2 sDrive 20d | Diesel | 192 hp |
| X2 xDrive 20i | Gasoline | 192 hp |
| X2 xDrive 20d | Diesel | 192 hp |
| X2 xDrive 25i | Gasoline | 231 hp |
| X2 xDrive 25d | Diesel | 231 hp |
| X2 M35i xDrive | Gasoline | 300 hp |
[Source: Motor.es]
Will they ever build a small inline-6 to fit in the UKL-platform models?? A 4-cylinder with 300 HP…
They won’t, it’s too costly. Why develop a completely new engine just to sell about 10 of those models every year.. :/
Yeah… :(
Even more so, that probably means that with a new UKL 1 Series the M140i could be replaced by a M135i with the same 300hp four cylinder. A shame..
That’s a fact sadly. But it must have at least 340 HP otherwise it won’t be able to compete with Merc and Audi. Worse even, the Golf R would be faster… :/
True, they’ll need another trick up their sleeve since the A45 and RS3 will both have 400+hp by then. I’m curious to see how they’ll deal with that.
It’s obviously not quite the same placement
But there has to be an A45 AMG and RS3 competitor as well… Squeezing 400 HP out of a 2.0 inline-4 would be ridiculous… :/ Bye-bye reliability.
No, they dont’t “have to” do anything. And making 400hp out of a 4 pot is exactly what Mercedes is doing for the next gen A45 anyway so that’s not an issue. They could potentially do an hybrid too
I thought the M35i have a bit more power since the old M35i card used to have around 325hp